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cerberus65 · December 26, 2009, 03:58 PM

Sounds like we better go .50BMG just to be safe.

I don't worry about hunting southern whitetails with a .243. For elk I'd want to go just a little bit bigger. Friend of mine did all his elk hunting with a .270. I reckon that's big enough. I probably wouldn't feel bad with a 6.5 Swede either. If you shoot your rifle enough to know its limits and yours then I think you're good to go.

December 26, 2009, 03:58 PM	#35
cerberus65 Senior Member Join Date: April 30, 2008 Posts: 384	Sounds like we better go .50BMG just to be safe. I don't worry about hunting southern whitetails with a .243. For elk I'd want to go just a little bit bigger. Friend of mine did all his elk hunting with a .270. I reckon that's big enough. I probably wouldn't feel bad with a 6.5 Swede either. If you shoot your rifle enough to know its limits and yours then I think you're good to go.